Nigeria, Feb. 20 -- Six days after he stepped down from 'The Honest Bunch Podcast', Nigerian radio personality Chinedu 'Nedu Wazobia' Emmanuel has broken his silence.

PREMIUM TIMES reported that Nedu resigned from the podcast following controversies involving social commentator Martins 'VeryDarkMan (VDM)' Otse.

The controversy started when reality star Aderombi 'Deeone' Martin alleged during his appearance on the podcast that VDM was gay.

Speaking at a press conference on Thursday, Nedu clarified that his decision to leave the show was entirely personal and not due to external pressure.

The 42-year-old said: "Let me clarify-I was not fired from Honest Bunch. I was never fired. I chose to step away when the attacks became very personal...